“So many people treasure this as their getaway, being able to pick up the old-fashion kind of candy that their grandparents used to have,” store employee Cynthia Schiernbeck said. “It’s family tradition.”

“It’s just a fun experience,” Karas said. “We always come here. This is kind of our tradition that we do.”

Regular customers like her come in and already know their favorite kinds of candy.

“First you really have to look it over and see which one it is or otherwise you’ve got more candy than you really need,” Karas said.

With candy so sweet, Jelinek said he expects it to be all gone by mid-December. Next year, he said, he expects to sell four and half tons.